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Essential Attribute Bundle
Configure your IdP to release the essential attribute bundle now!
IdPs are encouraged to release the essential attribute bundle to the broadest class of SPs possible (subject to policy):
- Identifier
eduPersonPrincipalName
- Mail attribute
mail
- Person name attributes
displayName
givenName
sn
(surname)
An Important Consequence of Releasing the Essential Attribute Bundle
If your deployment of eduPersonPrincipalName
is non-reassigned, and your IdP releases the essential attribute bundle to all SPs, then your IdP supports the Research & Scholarship Category as a side effect, without further configuration.
It is straightforward to configure a Shibboleth IdP to release the essential attribute bundle to any SP.